Arts Local tenor takes charge as Chief Umpire at Sailing World Cup – actually! It will be anchors away for Actually Gay Men’s Chorus (AGMC) tenor and international sailing official, Alan Baser at the end of October. Alan is embarking on his most prestigious role to date, taking the helm as Chief Umpire at the ISAF Sailing World Cup final in Abu Dhabi, October 27 to November 1. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts Win pair of tickets for music and arts festival in Preston Park this weekend Gscene have a pair of free tickets, value £150, to give away for entry to the new family music and arts festival, Together the People, at Preston Park this weekend Saturday, September 5. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Arts New music and arts festival for Preston Park in September Together The People (TTP) is a 5,000 capacity, non-camping music and arts festival created and founded by local music promotions company One Inch Badge. The Festival will take place on the weekend of September 5-6 and will celebrate music, food, community, film and arts in the city of Brighton & Hov By Gary Hart • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Stereophonics to appear in Brighton in December The Stereophonics will perform at The Brighton Centre on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 as part of their 10 date UK Arena Tour. After their critically acclaimed recent performance at T in the Park and a headline slot at V Festival, the Stereophonics have announce ten UK dates this December including a s By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: ‘Thank You For The Music’ comes to Eastbourne The world’s longest-running ABBA concert show Thank You For The Music, celebrates its 22nd anniversary when it visits Eastbourne on August 26. The production’s Lycra-tight harmonies and superb musicians have been delighting live music fans for longer than Bjorn, Benny, Agnetha and Frida did during t By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Club Abstract at the Towner Legendary club night returns to the Towner Art Gallery in Eastbourne, all themed with the dynamism of Abstraction. The night is inspired by the current exhibition of the radical abstract artist William Gear. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Totnes Town Council to mark Pride week by raising rainbow flag In a gesture of support and solidarity for the local LGBT community, Totnes Town Council will raise the rainbow flag over Totnes Civic Hall during Totnes Pride week. The flag raising ceremony will take place on Monday, August 31 2015 at 6.30pm and everyone is invited to attend. By Paul Gustafson • 3 min read
Arts Good Vibrations choir brings joy to hospice community The Martlets Good Vibrations choir has been performing at open gardens around Brighton & Hove to raise money for the Martlets Hospice. The forty strong choir is made up of hospice patients, family members, staff and volunteers singing under the musical direction of local singer and voice coach Anees By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts ‘Bed… and Breakfast’ with Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus is tonight Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus continue their 10th Anniversary Celebrations with their contribution to this years Pride Arts Festival this year, Bed… and Breakfast. Is it a holiday romance, or just a dirty weekend? High season or low rent? Check in with Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus for a thoroughly musical By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Mikado and HMS Pinafore in Portsmouth The National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company sails into Portsmouth with two sparkling new productions of the much-loved HMS Pinafore and The Mikado at the beginning of a nine week tour around the UK in September. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts The Propolis – Synth Pop Lives! The era of synth pop duos dominating the charts may have passed, but the enduring influence of the 80s lives on through brothers Tom and Matthew Sanderson whose new act The Propolis first blossomed when they began connecting with some of Brighton’s more eclectic LGBTQI friendly electronic music comm By Contributor • 4 min read
LGBTQ+ News Dannii Minoque completes Manchester Pride line-up Dannii Minoque will join Alesha Dixon and La Voix, on the main stage at the Big Weekend in Manchester, starting Friday, August 28. With just six weeks until Manchester Pride, organisers have added pop queen Dannii Minogue to the line-up, where she will perform a headline set, presented by G-A-Y, on By Gary Hart • 3 min read
